DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/23 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 63.3 - - 66.2 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 87 - - 5 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 322 - - 1097 - - 1704 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 921 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1211 - - 1986 - - 2593 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 191 - - 958 - - 2852 - - 219 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 105 - - 194 - - 110 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 141 - - 159 - - 160 - - 100 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -449 - - -1378 - - -1869 - - -1144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1660 - - 3364 - - 4462 - - 2081 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8187 - - -5955 - - -6985 - - -7927 ODpotential blCL - - - 9398 - - 7941 - - 9578 - - 8864 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 68 - - 58 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.7 - - 63.3 - - 66.2 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 52.0 - - 50.2 - - 50.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 62.7 - - 66.4 - - 58.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 50.7 - - 49.0 - - 49.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 87 - - 5 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 322 - - 1097 - - 1704 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97360 8 232 8 251 10 275 10 291 97360 90175 5 051 3 025 5 071 2 349 90175 84625 12 087 2 076 5 048 8 048 84625 79996 15 083 6 155 3 345 10 048 79996 76005 11 060 10 123 2 256 9 047 76005 72490 11 014 14 088 7 178 5 044 72490 69318 10 002 14 054 8 175 1 299 69318 66395 6 329 10 029 2 139 3 248 66395 63675 10 277 10 334 5 351 3 340 63675 61032 14 291 16 317 10 330 9 337 61032 58276 15 287 20 315 14 316 14 311 58276 55417 21 328 25 313 20 323 20 317 55417 52703 33 312 34 299 36 311 34 320 52703 50279 35 293 34 292 38 302 40 311 50279 48109 26 293 28 293 27 299 31 301 48109 46128 26 322 22 320 20 319 23 314 46128 44302 38 341 41 329 40 327 39 329 44302 42619 54 324 54 316 56 313 53 318 42619 41061 59 321 54 306 53 310 53 312 41061 39601 62 333 48 310 46 324 47 326 39601 38224 68 337 54 331 52 336 51 331 38224 36888 65 335 60 337 58 336 50 324 36888 35524 61 335 52 330 53 329 49 327 35524 34102 57 333 51 320 48 322 48 330 34102 32624 58 331 49 315 50 314 47 325 32624 31075 57 331 47 314 50 313 47 322 31075 29445 56 321 48 315 50 314 50 319 29445 27736 51 313 45 318 48 316 47 320 27736 25948 43 322 40 323 40 320 40 329 25948 24084 25 327 26 324 32 325 32 331 24084 22142 18 307 21 308 26 321 25 327 22142 20117 20 309 21 320 23 319 22 327 20117 18012 16 324 18 327 15 328 15 327 18012 15871 15 335 16 326 16 326 16 330 15871 13811 7 327 11 341 12 329 15 332 13811 11943 3 301 7 340 6 338 6 320 11943 10293 5 351 4 313 5 303 3 290 10293 8830 6 358 3 354 4 310 1 315 8830 7532 4 012 3 009 2 004 3 038 7532 6383 1 123 2 234 0 296 2 031 6383 5371 3 165 7 201 5 214 4 263 5371 4483 5 170 9 195 8 199 7 224 4483 3699 7 177 9 187 9 184 10 181 3699 2998 10 177 10 179 9*169 12 164 2998 2378 13 175 12*170 8*162 12 150 2378 1862 13 169 10*162 7 160 13 135 1862 1466 12*160 9 159 7 160 15 121 1466 1195 6*143 8 158 6 160 14 110 1195 1030 5 141 7 157 5 160 12*106 1030 937 4 140 6 157 5 159 5*100 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography